Method for functionalizing a solid material surface with self assembling or self aggregating cyclodextrins and products thereof

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a method for functionalizing a solid material surface with self assembling or self aggregating cyclodextrins, said method comprising the steps of: providing an adsorption solution comprising at least one modified cyclodextrins and at least one solvent; and contacting a solid material surface with the adsorption solution.

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a method for functionalizing a solidmaterial surface with self assembling cyclodextrins. In particular, thepresent invention relates to solid materials coated with a multilayer ofself assembling cyclodextrins.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Cyclodextrins (CD) are macromolecules which are known for their abilityto form inclusion complexes with a wide variety of molecules. A recentarea of interest in the field of CD research is the coating of solidmaterials with CD in order to achieve a functional solid materialsurface.

The fixation of CD onto a solid material can be achieved in a number ofways. A fixation can range from weak van der Wall interactions tocovalent grafting on the solid material. Covalent grafting has attractedconsiderable attention, whereas the non-covalently grafting hasattracted much less attention.

A paper by Cristiano et al. (Langmuir 2007, 23, 8944-8949) discloses amethod for the adsorption and spreading of β-cyclodextrin (β-CD)vesicles on hydrophobic and hydrophilic solid material surfaces, whichinvolves a transition from bi-layer vesicles to planar molecularmono-layers or bi-layers. The CD vesicles prefer to interact withhydrophobic and cationic solid material surfaces instead of hydrophilic,non-ionic solid material surfaces. The adsorption of CD vesicles onhydrophobic solid material surfaces results in solid-supportedmono-layers of CD in which the alkyl chains of the CD layer cover thehydrophobic solid material surface and leave the hydrophilic partexposed to the aqueous solution. The adsorption of CD vesicles oncationic solid material surfaces results in solid-supported bi-layers ofCD. Also in this case, the hydrophilic face of the CD is exposed to thesolution. The supported layers function as a supra-molecular platformthat can bind suitable guest molecules through inclusion in the CD hostcavities. However, the limitation to mono- and bi-layers of this methodmakes it unsuitable for e.g. the textile industry, which needs a thickerCD-layer to obtain a high load of guest molecules.

WO 02/077000 discloses macrocyclic oligosaccharide derivatives, such ascyclodextrines, wherein the subunits making up the macrocycle aremodified to enable the macrocycle to self assemble in a suitable solventto form elongated assemblies comprising a plurality of macrocyclicunits. These elongated assemblies have the ability to encapsulate guestmolecules such as therapeutic drugs and can be used as hosts for thesolubilisation of various compounds. However, a method for grafting themacrocyclic oligosaccharide derivatives onto solid material surfaces isnot disclosed.

Several methods for the modification of surfaces with cyclodextrins havebeen presented in previous art, but only a few aims at creating multiplelayers of cyclodextrin with subsequently larger capacity compared to amono-layer. Multiple layers can be achieved by physical entrapment ofcyclodextrins in a polymer matrix covering the surface, as disclosed inWO2009/033635, or by forming a physically immobilized polymer around ae.g. fabric fiber from cyclodextrins by use of either reactivecyclodextrin derivatives (JP2009013547) or by use of chemicalcross-linking. Both approaches require time consuming processing and theuse of chemical reactants and are as such not suitable for large scaleproduction or coating of surfaces.

Hence, a method for non-covalent grafting onto solid material surfaceswould be advantageous.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention deals with a physical adsorption on a surface ofamphiphilic CD which bypasses the need for chemical reaction and offersa range of advantages.

Accordingly, one aspect of the present invention relates to a method forfunctionalizing a solid material surface with self assemblingcyclodextrins, said method comprising the steps of:

a) providing an adsorption solution comprising at least one modifiedcyclodextrin and at least two solvents;b) contacting a solid material surface with the adsorption solution;c) optionally drying the functionalized solid material surface;

characterized in that at least one of the hydroxyl groups (—OH) of saidcyclodextrin is modified to —O—(CO)_(n)R, wherein R is a straight orbranched aliphatic chain of 1-50 carbons, such as 2-20 carbons,preferably 4-12 carbons, such as 4-8 carbons, and n is an integer from 0to 1, wherein at least one solvent is polar.

Another aspect of the invention concerns a functionalized solid materialobtainable by the method according to the invention.

Another aspect of the invention relates to a functionalized solidmaterial, characterized in that the surface of the solid materialcontains at least 0.01 g/m² of one or more modified cyclodextrins,wherein at least one of the hydroxyl groups (—OH) of said cyclodextrinis modified to —O—(CO)_(n)R, wherein R is a straight or branchedaliphatic chain of 1-50 carbons, such as 2-20 carbons, preferably 4-12carbons, such as 4-8 carbons, and n is an integer from 0 to 1.

Yet another aspect of the present invention is to provide an adsorptionsolution comprising at least one modified cyclodextrin and at least twosolvents, characterized in that at least one of the hydroxyl groups(—OH) of the cyclodextrin is modified to —O—(CO)_(n)R, wherein R is astraight or branched aliphatic chain of 1-50 carbons, and n is aninteger from 0 to 1, wherein at least one solvent is polar.

Still another aspect of the present invention is to provide a modifiedcyclodextrin, wherein

at least one of the hydroxyl groups (—OH) of the cyclodextrin ismodified to —O—(CO)_(n)R,R is a straight or branched aliphatic chain of 1-50 carbons, such as2-20 carbons, preferably 4-12 carbons, such as 4-8 carbons, and n is aninteger from 0 to 1, andsaid modified cyclodextrin is substantially free of the correspondingunmodified cyclodextrin.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 shows the amount of (C4) modified self assembling β-CD adsorbedonto a PP non-woven fiber using different concentrations. Theconcentrations are scaled by log to better show the correlation betweenthem. For comparison, the amount of non-modified β-CD adsorbed ontoidentical PP non-woven fibers is also shown.

FIG. 2 shows the amount of adsorbed (C4) modified self assembling β-CDon a PP non-woven fiber as a function of varying EtOH/water ratios(vol/vol). For each point, a minimum of two pieces of PP non-woven wasused and each PP piece measured at least twice,

FIG. 3 shows the amount of adsorbed (C6) modified self assembling β-CDon a PP non-woven fiber as a function of varying EtOH/water ratios(vol/vol). For each point a minimum of two pieces of PP non-woven isused and each PP piece measured at least twice,

FIG. 4 shows the amount of adsorbed (C8) modified self assembling β-CDon a PP non-woven fiber as a function of varying EtOH/water ratios(vol/vol). For each point a minimum of two pieces of PP non-woven isused and each PP piece measured at least twice, and

FIG. 5 shows a model of a pilot line for use in the present invention.

The present invention will now be described in more detail in thefollowing.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As mentioned, it is considered useful for e.g. the textile industry toobtain thicker CD-layers on textile surfaces to obtain higher loads ofguest molecules. Therefore, it is of interest to increase the thicknessof the produced CD-layers on textiles and on solid material surfaces ingeneral. Thus, the present invention provides a method for obtaining aCD-multi-layer on a solid material surface.

In the present context, the term “solid material surface” relates to anysurface of a solid material, i.e. a material being in its solid state.Examples of solid materials are: Plastics, wood, glass, ceramics,textiles, metals and paper.

The ability to form complexes with guest molecules is the definingproperty of the CD. The inclusion complexes vary from inclusion of smallmolecules e.g. benzene to large macromolecular structures, e.g.proteins. With larger macromolecular structures, the CD can only form aninclusion complex with a small part of the structure, such as ahydrophobic group which is able to sterically fit into the cavity.

The terms “cyclodextrin” and “CD” are used interchangeably throughoutthis application. The CD is made up of ring bound 1,4 α-linkedglucopyranose units. The number of glucopyranose determines the type ofcyclodextrin, with the most common having 6, 7 or 8 units called α-, β-and γ-CD, respectively.

Though their structure seems similar except for the size, the threedifferent CD have different properties. A small overview of theirproperties is presented in Table 1.

TABLE 1 The properties of α, β and γ CD. Cavity Solu- Outer diameter[nm] bility Cyclo- M_(w) diameter Inner Outer [g/kg Hydrate H₂O dextrin[g/mol] [nm] rim rim H₂O] cavity external α CD 972 1.52 0.45 0.53 129.52.0 4.4 β CD 1134 1.66 0.60 0.65 18.4 6.0 3.6 γ CD 1296 1.77 0.75 0.85249.2 8.8 5.4

As seen from Table 1, the different CD have varying properties with themost remarkable being the different solubility and their number ofhydration H₂O. The different properties cannot be explained from sizealone as the size goes in the order of α, β and then γ CD whereas thesolubility goes β, α and then γ CD. The explanation for the differentsolubilities is found in the hydroxyl groups present in the CD and theirspecial arrangement. The narrow end is composed of the C6 primaryhydroxyl groups of the individual glucopyranose molecules, which havefree rotation and thereby result in the formation of the narrow end. Thenarrow end is denoted the Primary end. The wider end is composed of thesecondary hydroxyl groups of the individual glucopyranose molecules,which means that there are twice as many hydroxyl groups in the widerend. The wide end is called the Secondary end. The inside of the CDcavity of all three types of CD is more hydrophobic than water despitethe molecule having a very large number of hydroxyl groups. Thehydrophobicity comes from the cyclic nature of the CD where the hydroxylgroups are placed on the “rim” of the CD with the more hydrophobichydrogen in the centre of the CD.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the modified CD is amodified β-CD.

The inventors have found a method to form multi-layers of selfassembling cyclodextrins on a solid material surface by controlling thecomponents of an adsorption solution.

In the present context, the term “self assembling cyclodextrins” relatesto cyclodextrins which undergo spontaneous assembling into orderednanostructures.

In the present context, the term “self aggregating cyclodextrins”relates to cyclodextrins which undergo spontaneous assembling intonon-ordered/disorganized nanostructures.

In the present context, the term “multi-layer” relates to layers of afactor more than two, such as a tri-layer or more, not to include mono-or bi-layers.

In the present context, the term “polar” refers to a separation ofelectric charge leading to a molecule having an electric dipole.

In the present context, the term “textile surface” relates to a surfaceformed from a flexible material consisting of a network of natural orartificial fibres. The network can be both woven and non-woven.

In one aspect of the method of the present invention, the selfassembling cyclodextrin is dissolved in a first solvent. One or moreadditional solvents are then added to form an adsorptionsolution/suspension.

In another aspect, the self assembling and/or self aggregatingcyclodextrin cyclodextrin is dissolved in at least one solvent to forman adsorption solution/suspension.

The inventors have shown that the thickest coating layer is achievedwhen the adsorption solution comprises micelles or aggregates of selfassembling cyclodextrin. Support is found in the experimental section,where little coating is achieved when the adsorption solution istransparent, although the coating is 3-4 times higher than the coatingachieved with native β-CD. When dissolving the modified self assemblingβ-CD in ethanol first and then adding water until a solvent compositionfrom 5 to 35 v/v % (EtOH/water) is reached, the solution obtained isopaque. Additionally, within the before-mentioned concentration range,the largest coating percent is achieved. It is expected that the opaquesolution is modified self assembling β-CD in the form of micelles oraggregates.

In a preferred embodiment, the addition of the one or more additionalsolvents results in the formation of micelles or aggregates of the selfassembling cyclodextrin in said adsorption solution. Without being boundby any particular theory, it is thought that the formed micelles oraggregates are thermodynamically unstable, and that this is the drivingforce for adsorption of the self assembling cyclodextrin onto a solidmaterial surface. The more unstable the suspension, the larger thedriving force for adsorption onto a solid material surface. Thus, it isspeculated that an unstable adsorption solution is optimal for coating.

The ability of a CD to form micelles or aggregates can be controlled bychemical modification of the CD. This can be done by converting one ormore hydroxyl groups into less hydrophilic groups, such as aliphaticethers or esters with a straight or branched aliphatic chain of 1-50carbons, such as 2-20 carbons, preferably 4-12 carbons, such as 4-10,4-9, or 4-8 carbons.

The present invention relates to a method for functionalizing a solidmaterial surface with self assembling cyclodextrins, said methodcomprising the steps of:

a) providing an adsorption solution comprising at least one modifiedself assembling cyclodextrin and at least two solvents;b) contacting a solid material surface with the adsorption solution;c) optionally drying the functionalized solid material surface;characterized in that at least one of the hydroxyl groups (—OH) of saidcyclodextrin is modified to —O—(CO)_(n)R, wherein R is a straight orbranched aliphatic chain of 1-50 carbons, such as 2-20 carbons,preferably 4-12 carbons, such as 4-8 carbons, and n is an integer from 0to 1, wherein at least one solvent is polar. Optionally, the chains maycomprise halogens, alcohols, ethers, carboxylic acids or otherfunctional groups.

Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method forfunctionalizing a solid material surface with self assemblingcyclodextrins, said method comprising the steps of:

a) providing an adsorption solution comprising at least one modifiedself assembling cyclodextrin and at least two solvents;b) contacting a solid material surface with the adsorption solution;c) optionally drying the functionalized solid material surface;characterized in that at least one of the hydroxyl groups (—OH) of thecyclodextrin is modified to —O—(NH)_(n)R, wherein R is a straight orbranched aliphatic chain of 1-50 carbons, and n is an integer from 0 to1, wherein at least one solvent is polar.

Yet another aspect of the present invention relates to a method forfunctionalizing a solid material surface with self assembling or selfaggregating cyclodextrins, said method comprising the steps of:

a) providing an adsorption solution comprising at least one modifiedself assembling or self aggregating cyclodextrin and at least twosolvents;b) contacting a solid material surface with the adsorption solution;c) optionally drying the functionalized solid material surface;ora) providing an adsorption solution comprising at least one modifiedself assembling or self aggregating cyclodextrin and at least onesolvent;b) contacting a solid material surface with the adsorption solution;c) optionally drying the functionalized solid material surface;d) optionally contacting the functionalized solid material surface withat least one solvent;e) provided the use of step d), optionally drying the functionalizedsolid material surface;wherein that at least one of the hydroxyl groups (—OH) of saidcyclodextrin is modified to —O—(CO)_(n)R¹, —NR¹R², —SR¹, —N—COR¹, or—O—(CO)_(n)OR¹;wherein R¹, R² are independently of one another being selected fromhydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, and heteroaryl;R¹ and R², optionally linked with a bridge member Y_(n), thereby formingone or more rings. Y_(n) being a bond or a C1-12 alkyl or an aryl, acarbocyclic, a heterocyclic or a heteroaromatic structure having 1-3rings, 3-8 ring members in each and 0 to 4 heteroatoms, or a heteroalkylcomprising 1 to 12 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of N,O, S, S(O)₁₋₂ or carbonyl, and wherein n is an integer between 1 and 12.

Yet another aspect of the present invention relates to a method forfunctionalizing a solid material surface with self assembling or selfaggregating cyclodextrins, said method comprising the steps of:

a) providing an adsorption solution comprising at least one modifiedself assembling or self aggregating cyclodextrin and at least onesolvent;b) contacting a solid material surface with the adsorption solution;c) optionally drying the functionalized solid material surface;d) optionally contacting the functionalized solid material surface withat least one solvent;e) provided the use of step d), optionally drying the functionalizedsolid material surface;wherein that at least one of the hydroxyl groups (—OH) of saidcyclodextrin is modified to —O—(CO)_(n)R¹, —NR¹R², —SR¹, —N—COR¹, or—O—(CO)_(n)OR¹;wherein R¹, R² are independently of one another being selected fromhydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, and heteroaryl;R¹ and R², optionally linked with a bridge member Y_(n), thereby formingone or more rings. Y_(n) being a bond or a C1-12 alkyl or an aryl, acarbocyclic, a heterocyclic or a heteroaromatic structure having 1-3rings, 3-8 ring members in each and 0 to 4 heteroatoms, or a heteroalkylcomprising 1 to 12 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of N,O, S, S(O)₁₋₂ or carbonyl, and wherein n is an integer between 1 and 12.

In a preferred embodiment, the purpose of R is to promote selfassembling and formation of micelles or aggregates.

In a preferred embodiment, the purpose of R¹ and R² is to provideself-assembling or self-aggregating layers of said cyclodextrin on asurface.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the one solvent of the atleast two solvents in the adsorption solution is present to lower thepolarity of the solvent system in order to promote the formation ofmicelles or aggregates of the self assembling cyclodextrin in saidadsorption solution.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the Snyder polarityindex (P′) of the solvent system in the adsorption solution is decreasedby 2 to 35% upon mixing the solvent having the highest individual Snyderpolarity index with the one or more additional solvents, such asdecreased by 2 to 20% or decreased by 21 to 35%, e.g. decreased by 5 to15% or decreased by 25 to 30%.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the Snyder polarityindex (P′) of the solvent system in the adsorption solution is decreasedby 2 to 85% upon mixing the solvent having the highest individual Snyderpolarity index with the one or more additional solvents, such asdecreased by 5 to 70% or decreased by 10 to 65%, e.g. decreased by 15 to60% or decreased by 35 to 50%.

In the present context the term “Snyder polarity index” relates to theindex defined by Snyder in Journal of Chromatography, 92 (1974) 223-230.The Snyder polarity index (P′) of the solvent system is calculated bythe following equation:

P′=a_(A)(P′_(A))+b_(B)(P′_(B))+c_(C)(P′_(C)); wherein the letters a-crefer to the solvent volume fractions of the solvents A-C, and(P′_(A-C)) refer to the Snyder polarity index of the individual solventsA-C. The equation is not limited to three solvents.

Example 1

P′ (45% (vol/vol) ethanol inwater)=a_(Water)(P′_(Water))+b_(Water)(P′_(Ethanol))=0.55*(9)+0.45*(5.2)=7.29;

Example 2

P′ (20% (vol/vol) ethanol inwater)=a_(Water)(P′_(Water))+b_(Ethanol)(P′_(Ethanol))=0.80*(9)+0.20*(5.2)=8.24.

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the Snyder polarityindex (P′) of the solvent system in the adsorption solution is less than9 in order to promote the formation of micelles or aggregates of theself assembling cyclodextrin in said adsorption solution, such as in therange of 0-8.9, e.g. 0-8.5, such as in the range of 0-7.9, e.g. 0.5-7.5,such as in the range of 1-6.9, e.g. 1.5-6.5, such as in the range of2-5.9, e.g. 2.5-5.5, such as in the range of 3.5-4.9, e.g. 4.

The hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) of the self assembling or selfaggregating cyclodextrin of the present invention can be measured by amethod described by Griffin in 1954. It is a measure of the degree towhich self assembling or self aggregating cyclodextrin is hydrophilic orlipophilic, determined by calculating values for the different regionsof the molecule.

Griffin's method as described in 1954 works as follows:

HLB=20*Mh/M

where Mh is the molecular mass of the hydrophilic portion of theMolecule, and M is the molecular mass of the whole molecule, giving aresult on an arbitrary scale of 0 to 20. An HLB value of 0 correspondsto a completely hydrophobic molecule, and a value of 20 would correspondto a molecule made up completely of hydrophilic components.

In the present context, the unmodified cyclodextrin (α-, β- and γ-CD),i.e. a cyclodextrin without any substitutions on the hydroxyl groups, isconsidered as the hydrophilic portion.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the hydrophilic-lipophilicbalance (HLB) of the at least one modified self assembling or selfaggregating cyclodextrin is in the range of 3-18, such as in the rangeof 4-15, e.g. 5-13, such as in the range of 6-11, e.g. 7-9.

Example 1

C16 unbranched chain substituted β-CD coupled with an ester bond(—O—(CO)C₁₅H₃₁) (14 chains on the secondary side) gives:20×896/4472=4.0.

As previously described, the molecular weight of unmodified β-CD is1134. When substituting the β-CD with e.g. 14 C16 unbranched chains asabove, the hydrophilic portion is subtracted the 14 hydroxyl groups.Hence the molecular weight of the hydrophilic portion is1134-(14*17.01)=896. The molecular weight of an unbranched C16 chainplus the two oxygens from the ester bond (—O—(CO)C₁₅H₃₁) is 255.41.Hence the molecular weight/mass of the whole molecule is896+(14*255.41)=4472.

Example 2

C20 unbranched chain substituted β-CD coupled with an ester bond(—O—(CO)C₁₉H₃₉) (14 chains on the secondary side) gives:20×896/5257=3.4.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the adsorption solutioncomprises a mixture of modified cyclodextrins.

In still another embodiment of the present invention, the solid materialsurface is a textile surface. In a specific embodiment, the textilesurface is selected from the group consisting of: a nylon surface, apolysaccharide surface, a polyethylene surface, and a polypropylenesurface. In another embodiment, the solid material surface is selectedfrom the group consisting of a silica oxide surface, a polymer surface,a ceramic surface, a wood surface and a metal surface, or mixturesthereof. In a presently preferred embodiment, the solid material surfaceis a polypropylene (PP) surface. The terms “polypropylene” and “PP” areused interchangeably herein.

In still another embodiment of the present invention, the solid materialsurface is hydrophobic.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the solid materialsurface is hydrophilic.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the adsorption solutionis transparent.

In the present context, the term “transparent” refers to a state whereturbidity is 500 Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU) or less by aturbidimeter/nephelometer (e.g. TN-100, manufactured by EutechInstruments).

In the present context, the term “turbidity” refers to the cloudiness orhaziness of the adsorption solution caused by individual particles (e.g.suspended cyclodextrin or guest molecules). The measurement of turbidityis a key test of e.g. water quality. The adsorption solution can containsuspended solid matter consisting of particles of many different sizes.

In a specific embodiment, when the transparent adsorption solution hasbeen applied to the solid material surface, there will be a selectiveevaporation of the solvents until the Snyder polarity index (P′) of thesolvent system in the adsorption solution is suitable for the formationof micelles or aggregates of the self assembling cyclodextrin.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the self assemblingcyclodextrins is partly dissolved in the adsorption solution, such as99% dissolved, such as 0.5-99% dissolved, e.g. 95% dissolved, such as5-80% dissolved, e.g. 75% dissolved, such as 15-60% dissolved, e.g. 45%dissolved, such as 20-40% dissolved, e.g. 30% dissolved.

The addition of guest molecules to the cyclodextrin can either be addedadmixed in the adsorption solution or as a separate step after themulti-layer has been formed on the solid material surface.

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, at least 5% of thecyclodextrin derivatives are complexed with at least one guest molecule,such as in the range of 5-100%, e.g. 10%, such as in the range of15-95%, e.g. 20%, such as in the range of 30-85%, e.g. 40%, such as inthe range of 50-75%, e.g. 60% of the cyclodextrin derivatives arecomplexed with at least one guest molecule.

In one embodiment, the amount of guest molecule in the adsorptionsolution is in the range from about 0.1% w/w to about 15% w/w, such asfrom about 0.1% w/w to about 10% w/w, such as from about 0.1% w/w toabout 5% w/w, from about 0.5% w/w to about 10% w/w, such as from about1% w/w to about 5% w/w.

The inventors of the present invention have found that in order tocontrol the thickness of the multilayer, the type of carbon chain of themodified self assembling cyclodextrin, the concentration of the modifiedself assembling cyclodextrin in the adsorption solution, and the solventcomposition of the adsorption solution may be adjusted.

One aspect of the present invention relates to a functionalized solidmaterial, characterized in that the surface of the solid materialcontains at least 0.01 g/m² of one or more modified self assemblingcyclodextrins, wherein at least one of the hydroxyl groups (—OH) of saidcyclodextrin is modified to —O—(CO)_(n)R, wherein R is a straight orbranched aliphatic chain of 1-50 carbons, such as 2-20 carbons,preferably 4-12 carbons, such as 4-8 carbons, and n is an integer from 0to 1. Optionally, the chains may comprise halogens, alcohols, ethers,amines, carboxylic acids or other functional groups.

Still another aspect of the present invention relates to afunctionalized solid material, characterized in that the surface of thesolid material contains at least 0.003 g/m² of one or more modified selfassembling or self aggregating cyclodextrins,

wherein at least one of the hydroxyl groups (—OH) of said cyclodextrinis modified to —O—(CO)_(n)R¹, —NR¹R², —SR¹, —N—COR¹, or —O—(CO)_(n)OR¹;wherein R¹, R² are independently of one another being selected fromhydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, and heteroaryl;R¹ and R², optionally linked with a bridge member Y_(n), thereby formingone or more rings. Y_(n) being a bond or a C₁₋₁₂ alkyl or an aryl, acarbocyclic, a heterocyclic or a heteroaromatic structure having 1-3rings, 3-8 ring members in each and 0 to 4 heteroatoms, or a heteroalkylcomprising 1 to 12 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of N,O, S, S(O)₁₋₂ or carbonyl, and wherein n is an integer between 1 and 12.

Still another aspect of the invention relates to a functionalized solidmaterial, characterized in that the surface of the solid materialcontains at least 0.003 g/m² of one or more modified cyclodextrins,wherein at least one of the hydroxyl groups (—OH) of said cyclodextrinis modified to —O—(CO)_(n)R, wherein R is a straight or branchedaliphatic chain of 1-50 carbons, such as 2-20 carbons, preferably 4-12carbons, such as 4-8 carbons, and n is an integer from 0 to 1.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the at least one modifiedhydroxyl group is a primary hydroxyl group.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the at least onemodified hydroxyl group is a secondary hydroxyl group.

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the modified selfassembling cyclodextrin is amphiphilic.

In the present context the term “amphiphilic” relates to a cyclodextrinpossessing both hydrophilic and lipophilic properties.

In one embodiment, the surface of the solid material contains at least0.02 g/m² of one or more modified self assembling cyclodextrins, such asat least 0.03 g/m², e.g. at least 0.04 g/m², 0.05, 0.06, 0.07, 0.08,0.09, or 0.1 g/m².

In a further embodiment, the surface of the solid material contains atleast 0.01 to 0.5 g/m² of one or more modified self assemblingcyclodextrins, such as 0.02 to 0.4 g/m², e.g. 0.03 to 0.3 g/m², such as0.04 to 0.2 g/m², e.g. 0.05 to 0.1 g/m².

In yet another embodiment, the surface of the solid material contains atleast 0.003 to 0.1 g/m² of one or more modified self assembling or selfaggregating cyclodextrins, such as 0.004 to 0.09 g/m², e.g. 0.005 to0.08 g/m², such as 0.006 to 0.07 g/m², e.g. 0.007 to 0.06 g/m², such as0.008 to 0.06 g/m², e.g. 0.009 to 0.05 g/m², such as 0.01 to 0.04 g/m²,e.g. 0.02 to 0.03 g/m².

In yet another embodiment, the solid material is an absorbent item wornby a woman while she is menstruating, recovering from vaginal surgery,for lochia (post birth bleeding), abortion, or any other situation whereit is necessary to absorb a flow of blood from a woman's vagina. Such anabsorbant could be a sanitary napkin, sanitary towel, sanitary pad,menstrual pad, maxi pad, or pad.

In yet another embodiment, the solid material is an absorbent item wornby men or women who have urinary incontinence problems or experiencestress incontinence. An incontinence pad is a similar item to amenstrual pad, perhaps with a high absorbency. Menstrual pads may beused by some people for this purpose.

In another embodiment, the solid material is a bandage. In the presentcontext, the term “bandage” refers to a piece of material used either tosupport a medical device such as a dressing or splint, or on its own toprovide support to the body. Bandages are available in a wide range oftypes, from generic cloth strips, to specialised shaped bandagesdesigned for a specific limb or part of the body, although bandages canoften be improvised as the situation demands, using clothing, blanketsor other material.

In yet another embodiment, the solid material is a dressing. In thepresent context, the term “dressing” refers to an adjunct used by aperson for application to a wound to promote healing and/or preventfurther harm. A dressing is designed to be in direct contact with thewound, which makes it different from a bandage, which is primarily usedto hold a dressing in place.

In still another embodiment, the solid material is a food or beveragestorage container, e.g. a flask, canister, bottle, tray etc. Preferablythe solid material is a bottle cap, e.g. the inner lining of the capbeing in direct contact with the food or beverage.

In yet another embodiment, the solid material is a filter, e.g. as partof a filter or gas mask, as part of a gas, liquid or water purifyingfilter.

One type of guest molecules can be perfume. In the textile industry,perfume is used to deposit some fragrance on the textile, both toprovide an olfactory aesthetic benefit and to serve as a signal that thefabrics are clean. Due to the high energy input and large air flow inthe drying process used in the typical automatic laundry dryers, a largepart of the perfume provided by such laundry products has been lost outthe dryer vent. Even for the less volatile components, as describedhereinafter, only a small fraction remains on the fabrics after thedrying cycle. Thus, the present invention alleviates this problem by theproduction of textiles with a multi-layer cyclodextrin coating thatretain the perfume by complexation. Without such a multi-layercyclodextrin coating, the loss of the highly volatile fraction of theperfume, as described hereinafter, is very high. Usually, the loss ofthe highly volatile fraction is practically total. Due to this effect,most laundry perfumes have been composed mainly of less volatile, highboiling perfume components (having high boiling points) to survive thedrying cycle. The main function of a small fraction of the highlyvolatile, low boiling perfume components (having low boiling points) inthese perfumes is to improve the fragrance odor of the textile productitself, rather than impacting on the subsequent fabric odor. However,some of the volatile, low boiling perfume ingredients can provide afresh and clean impression to the fabrics, and it is highly desirablethat these ingredients be deposited and present on the dried textilefabrics.

The perfume ingredients and compositions of this invention are theconventional ones known in the art. Selection of any perfume component,or amount of perfume, is based solely on aesthetic considerations.Normally, the art recognized perfume compositions are relativelysubstantive as described hereinafter to maximize their odor effect onfabrics. However, it is a special advantage of perfume delivery via theperfume in softeners during the drying or washing process thatnon-substantive perfumes are effective, due to complexation with themulti-layer cyclodextrin coating on the textile surface. Hence, thepresent invention can lower the necessary content of substantive perfumein the softeners.

A substantive perfume is one that contains a sufficient percentage ofsubstantive perfume materials so that when the perfume is used at normallevels in laundry products, it deposits a desired odor on the launderedtextile fabrics. In general, the degree of substantivity of a perfume isroughly proportional to the percentages of substantive perfume materialused.

Substantive perfume materials are those odorous compounds that depositon fabrics via the laundry process and are detectable by people withnormal olfactory acuity. Such materials typically have vapor pressureslower than that of the average perfume material. Also, they typicallyhave molecular weights of about 200 or above, and are detectable atlevels below those of the average perfume material.

Perfumes can also be classified according to their volatility, asmentioned hereinbefore. The highly volatile, low boiling, perfumeingredients typically have boiling points of about 250 degrees Celsiusor lower. Many of the more moderately volatile perfume ingredients arealso lost substantially in the drying cycle. The moderately volatileperfume ingredients are those having boiling points of from about 250degrees Celsius to about degrees Celsius. The less volatile, highboiling, perfume ingredients referred to hereinbefore are those havingboiling points of about 300 degrees Celsius or higher. A significantportion of even these high boiling perfume ingredients, considered to befabric substantive, is lost during the drying cycle, and it is desirableto have means to retain more of these ingredients on the dried fabrics.Many of the perfume ingredients, along with their odor character, andtheir physical and chemical properties, such as boiling point andmolecular weight, are given in “Perfume and Flavor Chemicals (AromaChemicals),” Steffen Arctander, published by the author, 1969,incorporated herein by reference.

Examples of the highly volatile, low boiling, perfume ingredients are:anethole, benzaldehyde, benzyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, benzyl formate,iso-bornyl acetate, camphene, cis-citral (neral), citronellal,citronellol, citronellyl acetate, paracymene, decanal, dihydrolinalool,dihydromyrcenol, dimethyl phenyl carbinol, eucalyptol, geranial,geraniol, geranyl acetate, geranyl nitrile, cis-3-hexenyl acetate,hydroxycitronellal, d-limonene, linalool, linalool oxide, linalylacetate, linalyl propionate, methyl anthranilate, alpha-methyl ionone,methyl nonyl acetaldehyde, methyl phenyl carbinyl acetate, laevo.menthylacetate, menthone, iso-menthone, myrcene, myrcenyl acetate, myrcenol,nerol, neryl acetate, nonyl acetate, phenyl ethyl alcohol, alphapinene,beta-pinene, gamma-terpinene, alpha-terpineol, beta-ter-pineol, terpinylacetate, and vertenex (para-tertiary-butyl cyclohexyl acetate). Somenatural oils also contain large percentages of highly volatile perfumeingredients. For example, lavandin contains as major components:linalool; linalyl acetate; geraniol; and citronellol. Lemon oil andorange terpenes both contain about 95 DEG % of d-limonene.

Examples of moderately volatile perfume ingredients are: amyl cinnamicaldehyde, iso-amyl salicylate, beta-caryophyllene, cedrene, cinnamicalcohol, coumarin, dimethyl benzyl carbinyl acetate, ethyl vanillin,eugenol, iso-eugenol, flor acetate, heliotropine, 3-cis-hexenylsalicylate, hexyl salicylate, lilial (para-tertiarybutyl-alpha-methylhydrocinnamic aldehyde), gammamethyl ionone, nerolidol, patchoulialcohol, phenyl hexanol, betaselinene, trichloromethyl phenyl carbinylacetate, triethyl citrate, vanillin, and veratraldehyde. Cedarwoodterpenes are composed mainly of alpha-cedrene, beta-cedrene, and otherC15H24 sesquiterpenes.

Examples of the less volatile, high boiling, perfume ingredients are:benzophenone, benzyl salicylate, ethylene brassylate, galaxolide(1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethyl-cyclopenta-gama-2-benzopyran),hexyl cinnamic aldehyde, lyral (4-(4-hydroxy-4-methylpentyl)-3-cyclohexene-10-carboxaldehyde), methyl cedrylone, methyldihydro jasmonate, methyl-beta-naphthyl ketone, musk indanone, muskketone, musk tibetene, and phenylethyl phenyl acetate.

Other types of guest molecules can be miticides, insecticides,fungicides, herbicides, rodenticides, insect repellents, tickrepellents, animal repellents or mixtures thereof.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the guest molecule is anactive pharmaceutical ingredient. The term “active pharmaceuticalingredient (API)” refers to the biologically active substance in apharmaceutical drug, such as e.g. an anticancer drug, or an antibiotic.

Preferably, the multi-layer cyclodextrin coating on the solid materialsurface is stable to conditions during washing of a solid material suchas washing temperature.

In one embodiment of the present invention, substantially all themulti-layer cyclodextrin coating stays on the solid material surfacewhen said solid material surface is washed in water at 100 degreesCelsius or lower, such as in the range of 0-99 degrees Celsius, e.g. 80degrees Celsius, such as in the range of 10-70 degrees Celsius, e.g. 65degrees Celsius, such as in the range of 20-60 degrees Celsius, e.g. 55degrees Celsius, such as in the range of 25-50 degrees Celsius, e.g. 45degrees Celsius, such as in the range of 30-40 degrees Celsius, e.g. 35degrees Celsius.

The term “substantially all” relates to at least 20% of the multi-layercyclodextrin coating stays on the solid material surface during washingfor 24 hours, such as in the range of 25-100%, e.g. 99%, such as in therange of 30-95%, e.g. 90%, such as in the range of 40-85%, e.g. 80%,such as in the range of 50-75%, e.g. 70%, such as in the range of55-65%, e.g. 60% of the multi-layer cyclodextrin coating stays on thesolid material surface during washing for 24 hours.

In one embodiment of the present invention, at least 1% of the selfassembling cyclodextrin derivatives are complexed with at least oneguest molecule, such as in the range of 5-100%, e.g. 99%, such as in therange of 15-95%, e.g. 90%, such as in the range of 25-85%, e.g. 80%,such as in the range of 35-75%, e.g. 70%, such as in the range of45-65%, e.g. 60%, such as in the range of 55-60%, e.g. 50% of the selfassembling cyclodextrin derivatives are complexed with at least oneguest molecule.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the guest molecule is aperfume.

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the guest moleculeis a perfume comprising a mixture of one or more “high boiling” perfumeingredients and one or more “low boiling” perfume ingredients.

Another aspect of the present invention relates to an adsorptionsolution comprising at least one modified self assembling cyclodextrinand at least two solvents, characterized in that at least one of thehydroxyl groups (—OH) of the cyclodextrin is modified to —O—(CO)_(n)R,wherein R is a straight or branched aliphatic chain of 1-50 carbons, andn is an integer from 0 to 1, wherein at least one solvent is polar.

Another aspect of the present invention relates to an adsorptionsolution comprising at least one modified self assembling or selfaggregating cyclodextrin and at least two solvents, characterized inthat at least one of the hydroxyl groups (—OH) of the cyclodextrin ismodified to —O—(CO)_(n)R¹, wherein R¹ is selected from hydrogen, alkyl,alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, and heteroaryl.

Yet another aspect of the present invention relates to an adsorptionsolution comprising at least one modified self assembling or selfaggregating cyclodextrin and at least one solvent, characterized in thatat least one of the hydroxyl groups (—OH) of the cyclodextrin ismodified to —O—(CO)_(n)R¹, wherein R¹ is selected from hydrogen, alkyl,alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, and heteroaryl.

Still another aspect of the present invention relates to an adsorptionsolution comprising at least one modified self assembling or selfaggregating cyclodextrin and at least one solvent, characterized in thatat least one of the hydroxyl groups (—OH) of the cyclodextrin ismodified to —O—(CO)_(n)R¹, wherein R¹ is a straight or branchedaliphatic chain of 1-50 carbons, and n is an integer from 0 to 1.

Yet another aspect of the present invention relates to an adsorptionsolution comprising at least one modified self assembling cyclodextrinand at least two solvents, characterized in that at least one of thehydroxyl groups (—OH) of the cyclodextrin is modified to —O—(NH)_(n)R,wherein R is a straight or branched aliphatic chain of 1-50 carbons,such as 2-20 carbons, preferably 4-12 carbons, such as 4-8 carbons, andn is an integer from 0 to 1, wherein at least one solvent is polar.

Yet another aspect of the present invention relates to an adsorptionsolution comprising at least one modified self assembling or selfaggregating cyclodextrin and at least one solvent, characterized in thatat least one of the hydroxyl groups (—OH) of the cyclodextrin ismodified to —NR¹R², wherein R¹ and R², independently of one another, isa straight or branched aliphatic chain of 1-50 carbons, such as 2-20carbons, preferably 4-12 carbons, such as 4-8 carbons.

Still another aspect of the present invention relates to an adsorptionsolution comprising at least one modified self assembling or selfaggregating cyclodextrin and at least one solvent, characterized in thatat least one of the hydroxyl groups (—OH) of the cyclodextrin ismodified to —NR¹R², wherein R¹, R² are independently of one anotherbeing selected from hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, andheteroaryl;

R¹ and R², optionally linked with a bridge member Y_(n), thereby formingone or more rings. Y_(n) being a bond or a C₁₋₁₂ alkyl or an aryl, acarbocyclic, a heterocyclic or a heteroaromatic structure having 1-3rings, 3-8 ring members in each and 0 to 4 heteroatoms, or a heteroalkylcomprising 1 to 12 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of N,O, S, S(O)₁₋₂ or carbonyl, and wherein n is an integer between 1 and 12.

Yet another aspect of the present invention relates to an adsorptionsolution comprising at least one modified self assembling or selfaggregating cyclodextrin and at least one solvent, characterized in thatat least one of the hydroxyl groups (—OH) of the cyclodextrin ismodified to —SR¹, wherein R¹ is a straight or branched aliphatic chainof 1-50 carbons, such as 2-20 carbons, preferably 4-12 carbons, such as4-8 carbons.

Still another aspect of the present invention relates to an adsorptionsolution comprising at least one modified self assembling or selfaggregating cyclodextrin and at least one solvent, characterized in thatat least one of the hydroxyl groups (—OH) of the cyclodextrin ismodified to —SR¹, wherein R¹ is selected from hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl,alkynyl, aryl, and heteroaryl.

Yet another aspect of the present invention relates to an adsorptionsolution comprising at least one modified self assembling or selfaggregating cyclodextrin and at least one solvent, characterized in thatat least one of the hydroxyl groups (—OH) of the cyclodextrin ismodified to —N—COR¹, wherein R¹ is selected from hydrogen, alkyl,alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, and heteroaryl.

Another aspect of the present invention relates to an adsorptionsolution comprising at least one modified self assembling or selfaggregating cyclodextrin and at least one solvent, characterized in thatat least one of the hydroxyl groups (—OH) of the cyclodextrin ismodified to —N—COR¹, wherein R¹ is a straight or branched aliphaticchain of 1-50 carbons, such as 2-20 carbons, preferably 4-12 carbons,such as 4-8 carbons.

Yet another aspect of the present invention relates to an adsorptionsolution comprising at least one modified self assembling or selfaggregating cyclodextrin and at least one solvent, characterized in thatat least one of the hydroxyl groups (—OH) of the cyclodextrin ismodified to —O—(CO)_(n)OR¹, wherein R¹ is selected from hydrogen, alkyl,alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, and heteroaryl.

Still another aspect of the present invention relates to an adsorptionsolution comprising at least one modified self assembling or selfaggregating cyclodextrin and at least one solvent, characterized in thatat least one of the hydroxyl groups (—OH) of the cyclodextrin ismodified to —O—(CO)_(n)OR¹, wherein R¹ is a straight or branchedaliphatic chain of 1-50 carbons, such as 2-20 carbons, preferably 4-12carbons, such as 4-8 carbons.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the adsorption solutioncomprises at least one solvent.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the adsorption solutioncomprises at least one solvent, wherein at least one solvent is polar.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the adsorption solutioncomprises at least one solvent, wherein at least one solvent is apolar.

In still another embodiment of the present invention, the adsorptionsolution comprises at least two solvents.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the adsorption solutioncomprises at least two solvents, wherein at least one solvent is polar.

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, at least one solventis polar.

Form a ring means that the atoms mentioned are connected through a bondsuch that the ring structure is formed. The term “ring” is usedsynonymously with the term “cyclic”.

Alkyl group: the term “alkyl” means a saturated linear, branched orcyclic hydrocarbon group including, for example, methyl, ethyl,isopropyl, t-butyl, heptyl, dodecyl, octadecyl, amyl, 2-ethylhexyl, andthe like. Preferred alkyls are lower alkyls, i.e. alkyls having 1 to 10carbon atoms, such as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 carbon atoms. A cyclicalkyl/cycloalkyl means a saturated carbocyclic compound consisting ofone or two rings, of three to eight carbons per ring, which canoptionally be substituted with one or two substituents selected from thegroup consisting of hydroxy, cyano, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lowerhaloalkoxy, alkylthio, halo, haloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, nitro,alkoxycarbonyl, amino, alkylamino, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl,alkylaminosulfonyl, aryl-aminosulfonyl, alkylsulfonylamino,arylsulfonylamino, alkylaminocarbonyl, arylamino-carbonyl,alkylcarbonylamino and arylcarbonylamino. The alkyl group may also beunderstood as a heteroalkyl. A heteroalkyl is a saturated linear,branched or cyclic hydrocarbon group (including, for example, methyl,ethyl, isopropyl, t-butyl, heptyl, dodecyl, octadecyl, amyl,2-ethylhexyl, and the like) wherein one or more carbon atoms aresubstituted for a heteroatom selected from N, O, S, S(O)₁₋₂, Si or P andwhich can optionally be substituted with one or more substituentsselected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, oxo, cyano, lower alkyl,lower alkoxy, lower haloalkoxy, alkylthio, halo, haloalkyl,hydroxyalkyl, nitro, alkoxycarbonyl, amino, alkylamino, alkylsulfonyl,arylsulfonyl, alkylaminosulfonyl, arylaminosulfonyl, alkylsulfonylamino,arylsulfonylamino, alkylaminofarbonyl, aryl-aminocarbonyl,alkylcarbonylamino, or arylcarbonylamino. Heteroalkyls of the presentinvention may be branched or unbranched or forming a ring and may rangefrom one (1) to fifty (50) carbon atoms in length wherein 50% or less,of said carbon atoms may be substituted for N, NH(Q-4), O, S, S(O)₁₋₂,Si, P, Cl, Br. A cyclic heteroalkyl/heterocyclyl means a saturatedcyclic compound or part of a compound, consisting of one to more rings,of three to eight atoms per ring, incorporating one, two, three or fourring heteroatoms, selected from N, O or S(O)₁₋₂, and which canoptionally be substituted with one or two substituents selected from thegroup consisting of hydroxyl, oxo, cyano, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy,lower haloalkoxy, alkylthio, halo, haloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, nitro,alkoxycarbonyl, amino, alkylamino, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl,alkylaminosulfonyl, arylaminosulfonyl, alkylsulfonylamino,arylsulfonylamino, alkylaminofarbonyl, arylaminocarbonyl,alkylcarbonylamino, or arylcarbonylamino. Examples of commonheterocyclyls of the present invention include, but are not limited topiperazine and piperidine which may thus be heterocyclyl substituents asdefined herein. Such substituents may also be denoted piperazino andpiperidino respectively. A further heterocyclyl of the present inventionis thiophene.

If the radical (R) is an alkyl group, in which, in addition, one CH₂group (alkoxy or oxaalkyl) may be replaced by an O atom, it may bestraight-chain or branched. It preferably has 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or12 carbon atoms and accordingly is preferably ethyl, propyl, butyl,pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, ethoxy, propoxy, butoxy,pentoxy, hexyloxy, heptyloxy, octyloxy, nonyloxy or decyloxy,furthermore also undecyl, dodecyl, undecyloxy, dodecyloxy, 2-oxapropyl(=2-methoxymethyl), 2-oxabutyl (=methoxyethyl) or 3-oxabutyl(=2-ethoxymethyl), 2-, 3- or 4-oxapentyl, 2-, 3-, 4- or 5-oxahexyl, or2-, 3-, 4-, 5- or 6-oxaheptyl. Particular preference is given to hexyl,pentyl, butyl, n-butyl, propyl, i-propyl, methyl and ethyl, inparticular propyl and pentyl; particularly preferred alkoxy groups arehexyloxy, pentoxy, n-butoxy, propoxy, i-propoxy, methoxy and ethoxy, inparticular ethoxy and n-butoxy.

Preferred branched radicals are isopropyl, 2-butyl (=1-methylpropyl),isobutyl (=3-methylpropyl), tert-butyl, 2-methylbutyl, isopentyl(=3-methylbutyl), 2-methylpentyl, 3-methylpentyl, 4-methylpentyl,2-ethylhexyl, 5-methylhexyl, 2-propylpentyl, 6-methylheptyl,7-methyloctyl, isopropoxy, 2-methylpropoxy, 2-methylbutoxy,3-methylbutoxy, 2-methylpentoxy, 3-methylpentoxy, 2-ethylhexyloxy,1-methylhexyloxy, 1-methylheptyloxy, 2-oxa-3-methylbutyl and3-oxa-4-methylpentyl.

The radical R may also be an optically active organic radical containingone or more asymmetrical carbon atoms.

Halogen preferably represents chlorine, but may also be bromine,fluorine or iodine.

Alkenyl group: the term “alkenyl” means a non-saturated linear, branchedor cyclic hydrocarbon group including, for example, methylene orethylene. Preferred alkenyls are lower alkenyls, i.e. alkenyls having 1to 10 carbon atoms, such as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 8 carbon atoms. A cyclicalkenyl/cycloalkenyl means a non-saturated carbocyclic compoundconsisting of one or two rings, of three to eight carbons per ring,which can optionally be substituted with one or two substituentsselected from the group consisting of hydroxy, cyano, lower alkyl, loweralkoxy, lower haloalkoxy, alkylthio, halo, haloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl,nitro, alkoxycarbonyl, amino, alkylamino, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl,alkylaminosulfonyl, aryl-aminosulfonyl, alkylsulfonylamino,arylsulfonylamino, alkylaminocarbonyl, arylamino-carbonyl,alkylcarbonylamino and arylcarbonylamino. The alkenyl group may also beunderstood as a heteroalkenyl. A heteroalkenyl is a non-saturatedlinear, branched or cyclic hydrocarbon group (including, for example,methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, t-butyl, heptyl, dodecyl, octadecyl, amyl,2-ethylhexyl, and the like) wherein one or more carbon atoms aresubstituted for a heteroatom selected from N, O, S, S(O)₁₋₂, Si or P andwhich can optionally be substituted with one or more substituentsselected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, oxo, cyano, lower alkyl,lower alkoxy, lower haloalkoxy, alkylthio, halo, haloalkyl,hydroxyalkyl, nitro, alkoxycarbonyl, amino, alkylamino, alkylsulfonyl,arylsulfonyl, alkylaminosulfonyl, arylaminosulfonyl, alkylsulfonylamino,arylsulfonylamino, alkylaminofarbonyl, aryl-aminocarbonyl,alkylcarbonylamino, or arylcarbonylamino. Heteroalkenyls of the presentinvention may be branched or unbranched or forming a ring and may rangefrom one (1) to fifty (50) carbon atoms in length wherein 50% or less,of said carbon atoms may be substituted for N, NH(Q-4), O, S, S(O)₁₋₂,Si, P, Cl, Br. A cyclic heteroalkenyl means a non-saturated cycliccompound or part of a compound, consisting of one or more rings, ofthree to eight atoms per ring, incorporating one, two, three or fourring heteroatoms, selected from N, O or S(O)₁₋₂, and which canoptionally be substituted with one or two substituents selected from thegroup consisting of hydroxyl, oxo, cyano, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy,lower haloalkoxy, alkylthio, halo, haloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, nitro,alkoxycarbonyl, amino, alkylamino, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl,alkylaminosulfonyl, arylaminosulfonyl, alkylsulfonylamino,arylsulfonylamino, alkylaminofarbonyl, arylaminocarbonyl,alkylcarbonylamino, or arylcarbonylamino.

Alkynyl group: the term “alkynyl” means a non-saturated linear orbranched hydrocarbon group including, for example, ethynyl or propynyl.Preferred alkynyls are lower alkynyls, i.e. alkynyls having 1 to 10carbon atoms, such as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 9 carbon atoms.

The acyl radical has the formula RCO, where R represents an alkyl groupthat is attached to the CO group with a single bond. Examples of acylradicals are alkanoyl, aroyl, lower alkoxycarbonyl, or N,N-di-loweralkylcarbamoyl, preferably lower alkanoyl.

Acyl in acyloxy represents lower alkanoyl, aroyl, lower alkoxycarbonyl,or N,N-di-lower alkylcarbamoyl, preferably lower alkanoyl.

Lower alkanoyl is preferably acetyl, propionyl, butyryl, or pivaloyl,especially acetyl.

Aroyl is preferably benzoyl; and also e.g. benzoyl substituted by one ortwo of lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen or trifluoromethyl; aroyl isalso e.g. thienoyl, pyrroloyl, 2-, 3- or 4-pyridylcarbonyl,advantageously nicotinoyl.

Lower alkanoyloxy is preferably acetoxy; and also e.g. pivaloyloxy orpropionyloxy.

Aroyloxy is preferably benzoyloxy; and also e.g. benzoyloxy substitutedon the benzene ring by one or two of lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogenor trifluoromethyl.

Heteroaroyloxy is preferably 2-, 3- or 4-pyridylcarbonyloxy,advantageously nicotinoyloxy.

Aryl represents a hydrocarbon comprising at least one aromatic ring, andmay contain from 5 to 18, preferably from 6 to 14, more preferably from6 to 10, and most preferably 6 carbon atoms. Typical aryl groups includephenyl, naphthyl, phenanthryl, anthracyl, indenyl, azulenyl,biphenylenyl, and fluorenyl groups. Particularly preferred aryl groupsinclude phenyl, naphthyl and fluorenyl, with phenyl being mostpreferable. Hence, aryl represents a carbocyclic or heterocyclicaromatic radical comprising e.g. optionally substituted phenyl,naphthyl, pyridyl, thienyl, indolyl or furyl, preferably phenyl,naphthyl, pyridyl, thienyl, indolyl or furyl, and especially phenyl.Non-limiting examples of substituents are halogen, alkyl, alkenyl,alkoxy, cyano and aryl.

A carbocyclic aromatic radical represents preferably phenyl or phenylsubstituted by one or two substituents selected from lower alkyl, loweralkoxy, hydroxy, acyloxy, nitro, amino, halogen, trifluoromethyl, cyano,carboxy, carboxy functionalized in form of a pharmaceutically acceptableester or amide, lower alkanoyl, aroyl, lower alkylsulfonyl, sulfamoyl,N-lower alkylsulfamoyl and N,N-di-lower alkylsulfamoyl; also 1- or2-naphthyl, optionally substituted by lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, cyanoor halogen.

A heterocyclic aromatic radical represents particularly thienyl,indolyl, pyridyl, furyl; and also e.g. a said heterocyclic radicalmonosubstituted by lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, cyano or halogen.

Thienyl represents 2- or 3-thienyl, preferably 2-thienyl. Pyridylrepresents 2-, 3- or 4-pyridyl, preferably 3- or 4-pyridyladvantageously 3-pyridyl.

Furyl represents 2- or 3-furyl, preferably 3-furyl.

Indolyl represents preferably 3-indolyl.

Heteroaryl means an aromatic cyclic compound or part of a compoundhaving one or more rings, of four to eight atoms per ring, incorporatingone, two, three or four heteroatoms (selected from nitrogen, oxygen, orsulfur) within the ring which can optionally be substituted with one ortwo substituents selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, cyano,lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower haloalkoxy, alkylthio, halo, haloalkyl,hydroxyalkyl, nitro, alkoxycarbonyl, amino, alkylamino, alkylsulfonyl,arylsulfonyl, alkylaminosulfonyl, arylaminosulfonyl, alkylsulfonylamino,arylsulfonylamino, alkylaminocarbonyl, arylaminocarbonyl,alkylcarbonlamino and arylcarbonylamino.

Substituted lower alkyl means a lower alkyl having one to threesubstituents selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, alkoxy,amino, amido, carboxyl, acyl, halogen, cyano, nitro and thiol.

The term “lower” referred to above and hereinafter in connection withorganic radicals or compounds respectively preferably defines such withup to and including 10, preferably up to and including 7 andadvantageously one or two carbon atoms.

A lower alkyl group preferably contains 1-4 carbon atoms and representsfor example ethyl, propyl, butyl or advantageously methyl.

A lower alkenyl group preferably contains 2-4 carbon atoms andrepresents for example allyl or crotyl.

A lower alkoxy group preferably contains 1-4 carbon atoms and representsfor example methoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy or advantageously ethoxy.

To completely avoid a specific drying process, or simply to reduce theprocessing time and energy consumption, it could be an advantage to usesolvents with a low boiling point in the adsorption solution.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the boiling point of thesolvents is below 150 degrees Celsius, such as in the range of 20-140degrees Celsius, e.g. 130 degrees Celsius, such as in the range of30-120 degrees Celsius, e.g. 110 degrees Celsius, such as in the rangeof 40-100 degrees Celsius, e.g. 95 degrees Celsius, such as in the rangeof 45-90 degrees Celsius, e.g. 80 degrees Celsius, such as in the rangeof 50-75 degrees Celsius, e.g. 65 degrees Celsius.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the solvents for theadsorption solution are selected from the group consisting of water,ethanol, methanol, butanol, isopropanol, tetrahydrofuran and acetone. Ina further preferred embodiment, the adsorption solution comprises waterand ethanol.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the solvents for theadsorption solution are selected from the group consisting of water,ethanol, methanol, butanol, isopropanol, tetrahydrofuran, chloroform,propanol, methyl acetate and acetone.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the adsorption solutioncomprises at least one modified self assembling cyclodextrin, wherein atleast one modified hydroxyl group of the cyclodextrin is a primaryhydroxyl group.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the adsorption solutioncomprises at least one modified self assembling cyclodextrin, wherein atleast one modified hydroxyl group of the cyclodextrin is a secondaryhydroxyl group.

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the adsorptionsolution comprises at least one modified self assembling cyclodextrinbeing amphiphilic.

In still another embodiment of the present invention, the adsorptionsolution further comprises one or more types of guest molecules (forcomplexing with the cyclodextrin).

In still another embodiment of the present invention, the sanitarynapkin, sanitary towel, sanitary pad, menstrual pad, maxi pad, or pad isan absorbent item worn by a woman while she is menstruating, recoveringfrom vaginal surgery, for lochia (post birth bleeding), abortion, or anyother situation where it is necessary to absorb a flow of blood from awoman's vagina.

These pads are not to be confused with incontinence pads, which are wornby men or women who have urinary incontinence problems or experiencestress incontinence. An incontinence pad is a similar item to amenstrual pad, perhaps with a high absorbency. Menstrual pads may beused by some people for this purpose.

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the guest moleculeis iodine, e.g. radioactive iodine (i.e. iodine-131).

In another embodiment of the present invention, the guest molecule is aperfume.

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the guest moleculeis a perfume comprising a mixture of one or more “high boiling” perfumeingredients and one or more “low boiling” perfume ingredients.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the adsorption solutionhas a turbidity of 500 Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU) or less, suchas in the range of 0-450, e.g. 400, such as in the range of 5-350, e.g.300, such as in the range of 10-250, e.g. 200, such as in the range of15-150, e.g. 140, such as in the range of 20-130, e.g. 125, such as inthe range of 25-110, e.g. 100, such as in the range of 30-90, e.g. 80,such as in the range of 35-75, e.g. 70, such as in the range of 40-65,e.g. 50 Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU).

In another embodiment of the present invention, the adsorption solutionhas a turbidity of 500 Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU) or higher,such as in the range of 550-70000, e.g. 1000, such as in the range of1500-60000, e.g. 2000, such as in the range of 2500-50000, e.g. 3000,such as in the range of 4000-40000, e.g. 5000, such as in the range of6000-30000, e.g. 7000, such as in the range of 9000-20000, e.g. 10000,such as in the range of 11000-19000, e.g. 12000, such as in the range of13000-18000, e.g. 14000, such as in the range of 15000-17000, e.g. 16000Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU).

Still another aspect of the present invention is to provide a modifiedcyclodextrin, wherein

at least one of the hydroxyl groups (—OH) of the cyclodextrin ismodified to —O—(CO)_(n)R,R is a straight or branched aliphatic chain of 1-50 carbons, such as2-20 carbons, preferably 4-12 carbons, such as 4-8 carbons, and n is aninteger from 0 to 1, and said modified cyclodextrin is substantiallyfree of the corresponding unmodified cyclodextrin.

Yet another aspect of the present invention relates to a modifiedcyclodextrin, wherein at least one of the hydroxyl groups (—OH) of saidcyclodextrin is modified to —O—(CO)_(n)R¹, —NR¹R², —SR¹, —N—COR¹, or—O—(CO)_(n)OR¹;

wherein R¹, R² are independently of one another being selected fromhydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, and heteroaryl;R¹ and R², optionally linked with a bridge member Y_(n), thereby formingone or more rings. Y_(n) being a bond or a C₁₋₁₂ alkyl or an aryl, acarbocyclic, a heterocyclic or a heteroaromatic structure having 1-3rings, 3-8 ring members in each and 0 to 4 heteroatoms, or a heteroalkylcomprising 1 to 12 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of N,O, S, S(O)₁₋₂ or carbonyl, and wherein n is an integer between 1 and 12,andsaid modified cyclodextrin is substantially free of the correspondingunmodified cyclodextrin.

The term “substantially free” relates to a modified cyclodextrinaccording to the invention comprising (or contaminated with) at most0.1% of the corresponding unmodified cyclodextrin, such as at most0.01%, e.g. at most 0.001%, such as at most 0.0001%, e.g. at most0.00001%.

In the context of the present invention, when referring to “thecorresponding unmodified cyclodextrin”, it means that for modified α-,β-, and γ-CD “the corresponding unmodified cyclodextrin” is unmodifiedα-, β-, and γ-CD, respectively.

In a preferred embodiment, the present invention concerns a modifiedβ-cyclodextrin wherein

at least one of the hydroxyl groups (—OH) of the β-cyclodextrin ismodified to —O—(CO)_(n)R,R is a straight or branched aliphatic chain of 1-50 carbons, such as2-20 carbons, preferably 4-12 carbons, such as 4-8 carbons, and n is aninteger from 0 to 1, and said modified β-cyclodextrin is substantiallyfree of the corresponding unmodified β-cyclodextrin.

It should be noted that embodiments and features described in thecontext of one of the aspects of the present invention also apply to theother aspects of the invention.

All patent and non-patent references cited in the present application,are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

The invention will now be described in further details in the followingnon-limiting examples.

EXAMPLES Materials

β-CD was purchased from Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany). β-CD wasdried at 110° C. under vacuum for 24 hours prior to use. Butyrylchloride, Hexanoyl chloride, Octanoyl chloride, phenol and sulfuric acidwas purchased from Sigma Aldrich (Saint Louis, USA) and used asreceived. Pyridine was purchased from Sigma Aldrich and dried usingmolecular sieves prior to use (4 Å, Sigma Aldrich). Polypropylene (PP)nonwoven fibers were supplied by Fibertex A/S (DK) and consisted of onlyPP with no surface treatment such as lubricant as often found on PPnonwoven fibers. The fibers used had a weight of 10 g/m² (gram persquare meter) with an average fiber diameter of 20 μm (micrometer) forthe outer layer of fibers. Ethanol 96% v/v and 99.9% v/v was purchasedfrom Kemethyl (Køge, DK) and used as received.

Synthesis

The β-CD was derivatized using a modified method of Gallois-Montbrun etal. [“Direct synthesis of novel amphiphilic cyclodextrin”. Journal ofInclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry, 57:131-135, 2007]. 10 gof dried β-CD was added slowly to 150 ml pyridine under stirring. Afterpartly dissolving the β-CD, 7 ml of alkyl chloride was added. After 30minutes of reaction, 1 ml of water was added drop wise which turned theliquid from opaque to clear. After 20 hours of reaction the pyridinewith product was added drop wise to 4 litres of 2M HCl in order toprecipitate the product. After precipitation the product was collectedby filtration and redissolved in 100 ml 99.9% EtOH. The EtOH solutionwas added drop wise to 21 of saturated NaCl solution. The precipitatewas collected and freeze dried overnight. The inventors of the presentapplication have found that this precipitation process gives a lowcontent of NaCl in the final product, but removes all native β-CD,butyryl chloride and pyridine from the final product. Modified CDsynthesized from butyryl chloride, hexanoyl chloride and octanoylchloride, all prepared according to this method, are denoted C4, C6 andC8, respectively.

General Application

The CD was dried under vacuum at 70° C. for 5 hours prior to use. CD andethanol was mixed until a clear mixture was obtained, after which waterwas added to the mixture to obtain 10 ml of the desired concentration. Apiece of polypropylene (PP) non-woven was cut with a weight ofapproximately 15 mg and added to the solution. The tube was transferredto a shaking table and shaked overnight at 120 Hz. After shaking, the PPnon-woven was removed from the tube and washed with running water for120 seconds to remove all solvent and non-bound CD. The coated PPnon-woven was dried at room temperature for 5 hours and cut into 3nearly identical pieces. Each piece was weighed and the weight notedbefore the pieces were measured by use of the phenol assay.

Phenol Assay

To determine the CD concentration on the sheets after the application, amodified phenol essay was used. For a standard curve a 100, 80, 60, 40,30, 20, 15, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 0 ppm was produced from native CD. A 1.2or 2 ml sample of each concentration was added to a pyrex tube and 5 or7 ml, respectively, of H₂SO₄ was added cautiously. The tubes were whirlmixed and transferred to a heating bath preset at 50±2° C. for 3 hours.After heating, the tubes were cooled to room temperature and 150 μL, 90v/v %, phenol was added (9.4 g phenol mixed with 1.1 ml water). Afteraddition of the phenol, the tubes were whirl mixed and then allowed toreact for 1 hour at room temperature, after which they were whirl mixedagain and measured by use of UV-vis at 487 nm. For analysis of the PPnon-woven, a 4.5-6.0 mg sample of each sample was put into a pyrex tubeand 1.2 or 2 ml of water was added. The PP non woven were pushed underthe water to avoid side reactions between the pure H₂SO₄ and PPnon-woven. After the non-woven sample was submerged under water, 5 or 7ml H₂SO₄ were carefully added to the tube. After addition of H₂SO₄, thepyrex tubes containing the samples were treated identically to the tubescontaining the standards.

To correlate the data obtained from the samples to the amount of CDcoated onto the surface, pure CD was measured. Stock solutions were madefrom all types of CD comprising respectively 100, 60 and 20 ppm CD in 5%EtOH/H₂O, which were used to measure the CD content by use of the phenolassay.

A 15.3 mg of PP non-woven were shaken overnight in a solution of 10 ml6.23 mg CD/ml 25% v/v (EtOH/water). After shaking, the PP non-woven waswashed for 120 seconds under running tap water to remove leftoversolution and unabsorbed CD. After washing, the sheet was dried at 40° C.for 2 hours. After drying, the sheet was transferred to a Soxhlet setupand Soxhlet extraction was run with water for 20 hours. After Soxhletthe sheet was dried at 40° C. for 5 hours and then washed with Ethanol.

Studies on (C4) modified self assembling β-CD concentration in theadsorption solution

Experiments were done to determine the concentration in an adsorptionsolution (25 v/v % (EtOH/water)) of a modified self assembling β-CD thatgives a measurable coating of the polypropylene (PP) non-woven under theparameters used. To compare the modified self assembling β-CD withnative β-CD, both were tested in the concentration experiment as shownin the example in FIG. 1 (β-CD modified as ether with a straight carbonchain with four carbons (C4)). In the specific example, it was notedthat the adsorption solutions turned turbid above a concentration of6.23 mg β-CD/ml 25 v/v % (EtOH/water). It is expected that micelles oraggregates of modified self assembling β-CD is causing the turbidity.

The coating in weight percent is clearly much higher for the modifiedself assembling β-CD which at high concentrations have a 5 Wt. %coating, whereas the native β-CD reaches a maximum at 0.2 Wt. %. Theamount of adsorbed modified self assembling β-CD increases withincreased concentration, whereas the native CD keeps a relative constantlevel of approximately 0.2 Wt. %. The maximum coating was achieved whenusing a concentration of modified self assembling β-CD corresponding to12.8 mg/ml which is relative close to the solubility limit of nativeβ-CD. Using 0.045 mg/ml of modified self assembling f3-CD gave a coatingof 0.45 Wt. %, which is over double the maximum achieved with nativeβ-CD, and which was achieved with at concentration of 6.43 mg/mlf3-CD/ml 25 v/v % (EtOH/water). Thus, the modified self assembling β-CDhas a much higher affinity for coating of PP non-woven compared to thenative β-CD.

Studies on the solvent composition in the adsorption solution

As the (C4) modified self assembling β-CD formed a turbid solution athigher concentration, the effect of the solvent was investigated as thedriving force for formation of aggregates or micelles. A solvent systemof water and ethanol was investigated. A concentration of 0.85 mg/ml of(C4) modified self assembling β-CD was used for all experiments. Theratio between ethanol and water was changed resulting in differentadsorptions to the PP non-woven as shown in FIG. 2.

It is evident from the solvent composition experiments that the solventplays a vital role for adsorption. When no ethanol is used the (C4)modified self assembling β-CD is insoluble and the transport of CD fromthe adsorption solution onto the PP non-woven fiber is very low. Littlecoating is achieved when the adsorption solution is transparent,although the coating is 3-4 times higher than the coating achieved withnative CD. When dissolving the (C4) modified self assembling β-CD inethanol first and then adding water until a solvent composition from 5to 35 v/v % (EtOH/water) is reached, the solution obtained is opaque.Additionally, within the before-mentioned concentration range, thelargest coating percent is achieved. It is expected that the opaquesolution is (C4) modified self assembling β-CD in the form of micellesor aggregates. These forms are expected to be thermodynamically unstableand, thus, being the driving force for adsorption of the (C4) modifiedself assembling β-CD onto the PP non-woven fiber. The more unstable thesuspension, the larger the driving force for adsorption becomes.

Thus, it is expected that the most unstable suspension is optimal forcoating. When the fraction of EtOH becomes large enough to stabilize thesolvated (C4) modified self assembling β-CD, the adsorption solutionstays clear and little adsorption is measured on the PP non-woven fiber.If the formation of micelles or aggregates is the driving force for theadsorption of (C4) modified self assembling β-CD onto a PP non-wovenfiber, then the length and number of arms on the modified CD will be animportant parameter for the adsorption. The different solventcompositions were also tested for systems containing (C6) and (C8)modified self assembling β-CD, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.

The figures of (C4), (C6) and (C8) modified self assembling β-CDadsorption show that the maximum adsorption onto PP non-woven is clearlyreached at different solvent (ethanol) concentrations. For (C8) selfassembling β-CD, the coated amount of CD is up to 13.7 Wt. % which is alarge coating degree. As the (C8) self assembling β-CD contains the mostapolar groups, it is also expected that these have the highest affinityfor coating an apolar surface such as PP non-woven fibers.

From TOF SIMS images (not shown), it is clear that an even distributionof the (C4), (C6) and (C8) modified self assembling β-CD is achieved bythe coating procedure used.

Washing Resistance Experiments

Experiments with Soxhlet extraction (20 hours with refluxing water) ofthe coated PP non-woven fiber clearly show that the coated PP non-wovenfiber is stable under such conditions. Generally, a solid materialcontaining some of the desired compound is placed inside a thimble madefrom thick filter paper, which is loaded into the main chamber of theSoxhlet extractor. The Soxhlet extractor is placed onto a flaskcontaining the extraction solvent. The Soxhlet is then equipped with acondenser. The solvent is heated to reflux. The solvent vapour travelsup a distillation arm of the Soxhlet extractor and floods into theSoxhlet extractor chamber, housing the solid material. The condenserensures that any solvent vapour cools, and drips back down into thechamber housing the solid material. The chamber containing the solidmaterial slowly fills with warm solvent. Some of the compound may thendissolve in the warm solvent. When the Soxhlet chamber is almost full,the chamber is automatically emptied by a siphon side arm of the Soxhletextractor, with the solvent running back down to the distillation flask.This cycle may be allowed to repeat many times, over hours or days.

During each cycle, a portion of the solid material may dissolve in thesolvent. After many cycles the dissolved solid material is concentratedin the distillation flask. The advantage of this system is that insteadof many portions of warm solvent being passed through the sample, justone batch of solvent is recycled. After extraction the solvent isremoved, typically by means of a rotary evaporator, yielding theextracted solid material.

Coating

In this section, a number of the most significant experiments will bepresented. The coatings are either prepared in the laboratory or at alarger scale at a pilot line. All experiments are verified the same wayusing the strike through method, which is a standardized method used inthe industry.

Pilot Line Contra Lab Coating

As the textiles are treated differently in the lab compared to themachinery of the pilot line, the coating could be different. The coatingtechnique in the lab is performed on small pieces of PPN (polypropylene)and with all parameters accounted for (weight, drying, coating degree,exposure type and time, solution). In the lab, the standard method is touse a tray with a ACD solution (adsorption solution comprising at leastone modified self assembling cyclodextrin), dipping the PPN sheet for acertain amount of time followed by drying of the sheet. After drying,the PPN sheet is weighted again and the mass of coated ACD is easilydetermined. Several steps can be included like prolonged exposure,rinsing, partly redissolve and more.

At the pilot line, the method is the same always, with a few varyingparameters. A model of the pilot line is sketched in FIG. 5.

First, the untreated PPN is rolled across a Kiss-Roll system, whichcontains an ACD solution. Depending on the rotational velocity of theKiss-Roll, how fast the PPN is moving, and how well the solution sticksto the Kiss-Roll, the PPN is wetted with the solution. The next step isa fast drying of the PPN in a ventilated oven, followed by a collectingroll. The adjustable variables are: Kiss Roll type and velocity, PPNvelocity, oven temperature, even though a fully dried PPN is preferred,and of course the ACD solution and the type of PPN. Some variablesaffect each other; e.g. if the velocity of PPN is high, the oventemperature must be higher to ensure drying, or the ACD solutioncontains a lot of water compared to ethanol, the Kiss-Roll velocity mustbe higher to ensure wetting etc.

Strike Through Test

The Strike Through test (ST) is a method to compare how well an amountof water (in this case, a 0.9% NaCl solution in water, 5 ml.) isadsorbed through the textile. The system consists of a water chamber,which is opened with a button, also starting a timer. The water istransferred to a compartment which is in direct contact with the textileto be tested. Below the textile are several layers of highly absorbingpaper, which are changed for every 5th measurement to ensure theabsorption of the water. When the water has passed through the textile,the timer stops. The faster the water is transferred through thetextile, the lower the strike through time, and thus the strike throughtime is a comparable factor when testing different textiles ortreatment. In the coating experiments, the ST time is referred to as thestrike through time, and that will be the major foundation forcomparison.

The results are summarized in the below tables.

TABLE 2 Effect of ethanol/water content and ACD content on degree ofcoatning and strikethrough performance. ACD content¹ Degree of coatningStriketrough Ethanol content % mg/ml % weigth increase score² 10.0 0.00.4 5 10.0 1.0 2.5 2 10.0 1.0 1.8 2 10.0 5.0 10.8 3 10.0 5.0 4.8 2 20.00.0 0.0 5 20.0 1.0 0.3 1 20.0 1.0 2.3 4 20.0 5.0 1.1 3 20.0 5.0 8.0 350.0 0.0 6.8 5 50.0 1.0 0.0 2 50.0 1.0 0.5 1 50.0 5.0 1.3 1 50.0 5.0 1.11 96.0 0.0 5.8 5 96.0 1.0 3.5 3 96.0 1.0 0.0 1 96.0 5.0 0.6 1 96.0 5.01.3 1 ¹C4 modified β-CD, DS from 6-12. ²1—excellent performance, 5—verypoor performance

TABLE 3 Effect of processparameters on coatning assessed by striketroughtests. ACD¹ Speed nonwoven Speed Kiss-roll Strikethrough Ethanol % mg/mlm/min kHz score² 10.0 0.0 2.0 60 5 10.0 0.0 2.0 25 5 10.0 1.0 1.5 60 510.0 1.0 1.5 30 5 10.0 1.0 1.5 10 5 10.0 1.0 1.0 60 5 10.0 1.0 0.5 60 510.0 2.0 2.0 60 5 10.0 2.0 1.0 60 5 10.0 2.0 0.5 60 5 10.0 2.0 0.5 20 596.0 0.0 2.0 60 5 96.0 0.0 2.0 20 5 96.0 1.0 2.0 60 2 96.0 1.0 4.0 60 396.0 1.0 2.0 20 4 96.0 1.0 1.0 60 2 96.0 1.0 0.5 60 1 96.0 1.0 0.5 20 1¹C4 modified β-CD, DS from 6-12. ²1—excellent performance, 5—very poorperformance

TABLE 4 Lab-scale coatning of polypropylene nonwoven. Nonwoven submergedin solutions for 3-7 sec. and dryes prior to striketrough tests. EthanolACD¹ Degree of coatning % mg/ml % weigth increase Striketrough score² 963 2.70 2 96 3 3.27 1 96 3 3.10 1 50 3 5.19 1 50 3 5.08 1 50 3 7.33 1 903 3.38 1 90 3 2.42 4 90 3 2.48 1 50 10 19.99 2 50 10 22.23 1 50 10 30.291 ¹C6 modified β-CD, DS from 6-12. ²1-excellent performance, 5-very poorperformance

1. A method for functionalizing a solid material surface with selfassembling cyclodextrins and/or self aggregating cyclodextrins, saidmethod comprising: a) providing an adsorption solution comprising atleast one modified self assembling or self aggregating cyclodextrin andat least two solvents; b) contacting a solid material surface with theadsorption solution; c) optionally drying the functionalized solidmaterial surface; or a) providing an adsorption solution comprising atleast one modified self assembling or self aggregating cyclodextrin andat least one solvent; b) contacting a solid material surface with theadsorption solution; c) optionally drying the functionalized solidmaterial surface; d) optionally contacting the functionalized solidmaterial surface with at least one solvent; e) provided the use of stepd), optionally drying the functionalized solid material surface; whereinthat at least one of the hydroxyl groups (—OH) of said cyclodextrin ismodified to —O—(CO)nR1, —NR1R2, —SR1, —N—COR1, or —O—(CO)nOR1; whereinR1, and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, and heteroaryl; R1 and R2, areoptionally linked with a bridge member Yn, thereby forming one or morerings, Yn being a bond or a C1-12 alkyl or an aryl, a carbocyclic, aheterocyclic or a heteroaromatic structure having 1-3 rings, 3-8 ringmembers in each and 0 to 4 heteroatoms, or a heteroalkyl comprising 1 to12 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of N, O, S, S(O)1-2and carbonyl, and wherein n is an integer between 1 and 12; and whereinat least one solvent is polar. 2-24. (canceled)
 25. The method accordingto claim 1, wherein the hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) of the atleast one modified self assembling or self aggregating cyclodextrin isin the range of 3-18.
 26. The method according to claim 1, wherein themethod comprises: a) providing an adsorption solution comprising atleast one modified self assembling cyclodextrin and at least twosolvents; b) contacting a solid material surface with the adsorptionsolution; c) optionally drying the functionalized solid materialsurface; wherein at least one of the hydroxyl groups (—OH) of saidcyclodextrin is modified to —O—(CO)nR; wherein R is a straight orbranched aliphatic chain of 1-50 carbons, and n is an integer from 0to
 1. 27. The method according to claim 1, wherein the adsorptionsolution comprises at least two solvents, wherein the Snyder polarityindex (P′) of the solvent system in the adsorption solution is decreasedby 2 to 85% upon mixing the solvent having the highest individual Snyderpolarity index with the one or more additional solvents.
 28. The methodaccording to claim 1, wherein the Snyder polarity index (P′) of thesolvent system in the adsorption solution is less than
 9. 29. The methodaccording to claim 1, wherein the adsorption solution comprises amixture of modified self assembling or self aggregating cyclodextrins.30. The method according to claim 1, wherein the solid material surfaceis selected from the group consisting of: a nylon surface, apolysaccharide surface, a polyethylene surface, a polypropylene surface,a silica oxide surface, a plastic surface, a wood surface, a glasssurface, a ceramic surface, a textile surface, a metal surface, andpaper surface.
 31. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least 5%of the modified self assembling or self aggregating cyclodextrins arecomplexed with at least one guest molecule.
 32. A functionalized solidmaterial having a surface that comprises at least 0.003 g/m2 of one ormore modified self assembling or self aggregating cyclodextrins, whereinat least one of the hydroxyl groups (—OH) of said cyclodextrin ismodified to —O—(CO)nR1, —NR1R2, —SR1, —N—COR1, or —O—(CO)nOR1; whereinR1, and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, and heteroaryl; R1 and R2, areoptionally linked with a bridge member Yn, thereby forming one or morerings, Yn being a bond or a C1-12 alkyl or an aryl, a carbocyclic, aheterocyclic or a heteroaromatic structure having 1-3 rings, 3-8 ringmembers in each and 0 to 4 heteroatoms, or a heteroalkyl comprising 1 to12 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of N, O, S, S(O)1-2and carbonyl, and wherein n is an integer between 1 and
 12. 33. Thefunctionalized solid material according to claim 32, wherein thehydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) of the at least one modified selfassembling or self aggregating cyclodextrin is in the range of 3-18. 34.The functionalized solid material according to claim 32, wherein thesurface of the solid material contains at least 0.01 g/m2 of one or moremodified self assembling cyclodextrins, wherein at least one of thehydroxyl groups (—OH) of said cyclodextrin is modified to —O—(CO)nR,wherein R is a straight or branched aliphatic chain of 1-50 carbons andn is an integer from 0 to
 1. 35. The functionalized solid materialaccording to claim 32, wherein the at least one modified hydroxyl groupis a primary hydroxyl group.
 36. The functionalized solid materialaccording to claim 32, wherein the at least one modified hydroxyl groupis a secondary hydroxyl group.
 37. The functionalized solid materialaccording to claim 32, wherein said solid material is a textile.
 38. Thefunctionalized solid material according to claim 32, wherein at least 5%of the modified self assembling or self aggregating cyclodextrins arecomplexed with at least one guest molecule.
 39. An adsorption solutioncomprising at least one modified self assembling or self aggregatingcyclodextrin and at least one solvent, wherein at least one of thehydroxyl groups (—OH) of said cyclodextrin is modified to —O—(CO)nR1,—NR1R2, —SR1, —N—COR1, or —O—(CO)nOR1; wherein R1, and R2 areindependently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl,alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, and heteroaryl; R1 and R2, are optionally linkedwith a bridge member Yn, thereby forming one or more rings, Yn being abond or a C1-12 alkyl or an aryl, a carbocyclic, a heterocyclic or aheteroaromatic structure having 1-3 rings, 3-8 ring members in each and0 to 4 heteroatoms, or a heteroalkyl comprising 1 to 12 heteroatomsselected from the group consisting of N, O, S, S(O)1-2 and carbonyl, andwherein n is an integer between 1 and
 12. 40. The adsorption solutionaccording to claim 39, wherein the hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB)of the at least one modified self assembling or self aggregatingcyclodextrin is in the range of 3-18.
 41. The adsorption solutionaccording to claim 39, wherein the adsorption solution comprises atleast at least two solvents, wherein the Snyder polarity index (P′) ofthe solvent system in the adsorption solution is decreased by 2 to 85%upon mixing the solvent having the highest individual Snyder polarityindex with the one or more additional solvents.
 42. The adsorptionsolution according to claim 39, wherein the Snyder polarity index (P′)of the solvent system in the adsorption solution is less than
 9. 43. Theadsorption solution according to claim 39, wherein at least one of thehydroxyl groups (—OH) of the cyclodextrin is modified to —O—(CO)_(n)R,wherein R is a straight or branched aliphatic chain of 1-50 carbons, andn is an integer from 0 to 1, wherein at least one solvent is polar. 44.The adsorption solution according to claim 39, wherein the boilingpoints of the solvents are below 100 degrees Celsius.
 45. The adsorptionsolution according to claim 39, wherein the at least one modifiedhydroxyl group is a primary hydroxyl group.
 46. The adsorption solutionaccording to claim 39, wherein the at least one modified hydroxyl groupis a secondary hydroxyl group.
 47. The adsorption solution according toclaim 39, further comprising one or more types of guest molecules.